Guard-house.



J. A. HACK.

GUARD HOUSE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3. 1'91'7- 1,253,964, Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY J A. HACK.

GUARD HOUSE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.3. 1911.

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INVENTOR A'rTo RN EY JOHN A. HACK, F TONKAWA, OKLAHOMA.

GUARD-HOUSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 15, 1918.

Application filed April 3, 1917. Serial No. 159,576.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. HACK, a citizen of the United .States,residing at w Tonkawa, in the county of Kay and State of Oklahoma, haveinvented-new and useful Improvements in Guard-Houses, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention comprehends improvements in guard houses and relates moreparticularly to a portable bullet proof house or shelter especiallydesigned for the protection of mail clerks, bank employees and the likefrom assault by burglars, robbers and other persons.

One of the objects of the invention resides in the provision of aportable bullet proof shelter having doors on each side giving easyaccess to the shelter having a port hole closed by a sliding plateformed with a gun opening and having means for the storage of guns andammunition.

Another object of the invention is to provide bullet proof guard housesformedof a plurality of plates which may be easily assembled ordisassembled and having an opening in the bottom thereof providing meanswhereby a person working from the interior of the shelter may move thesame from place toplace, the shelter being preferably mounted on rollersor casters.

With these and other objects in view as will become-more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described, illustrated and claimed.

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of the guard house.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view from front to rear.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view.

. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view showing the manner of connectingthe lower platforms or floor sections, and

Fi 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sectiona view on a plane passingcentrally through the sliding'port cover.

The guard house is preferably made ovicular in horizontal section and isformed by the front plate 1, side plates 2, 3 and rear plate 4. Thefront and rear plates which are transversely curved overlap the frontand rear edges of the side plates and are secured to these plates by aplurality of bolts 5 and nuts 6. A door 7 is secured to the interior ofeach of the side plates by suitable hinges 8 and these doors may belocked in closed position by the locking members 9. r r

The doors are somewhat larger than the door openings 10 so that whenclosed, no bullets may find their way through the door openings.

A preferably rectangular port hole 11 is formed in the curved front wall1 and this port hole may be entirely closed by a sliding plate or portcover 12 which is formed with a gun opening 13. The port cover is formedwith a pair of longitudinal slots 14 through which internal flanges 15extend. These flanges are formed integral with the front wall 1 adjacentthe upper and lower edges of the port hole 11 and serve to slidablysecure the port cover in position. T he flanges extend in oppositedirections and may be bent into proper retaining position after havingbeen extended through the slots 14. The sliding port cover permits alarge range for a gun extended through the gun opening 13 and whendesired the plate may be moved so as to move the gun opening out ofregistration with the port hole.

A platform 16 having an upturned rear wall 17 is secured within theguard house slightlv above the lower edges of the wall thereof. Thisplatform is provided with a flange or ear 18 centrally of its forwardedge and with the rearwardly extended flanges 19 at the ends of the wall17 The ear 18 is socured to the wall 1 by a nut and bolt fastener 20 andthe flanges 19 are each secured in position by one of the bolts 5 andnuts 6. This platform is substantially semi-circular in shape andextends rearwardly only as far as the forward edges of the side walls 2and 3. This platform may be used as a rack for rifles when not in useand also provides a support for a person when firing through the gunopening.

An ammunition receptacle is formed at the rear of the guard house by ashelf or platform 20' having an upturned forward end 21. The platform 20is substantially on a level with the front platform 16 and is providedwith an attaching ear or flange 22 and with the attaching flanges 23 onthe terminals of the upturned forward edge 21. The flange or car 22 issecured to the rear wall or plate 4 by a bolt and nut fastening means 24whereas the flanges 23 are each secured in 27. The platforms 20 and 25do not extend edges of the vertical walls and held in forwardly beyondthe vertical edges of the rear wall 4 and therefore an open space 28 isleft at the bottom of the guard house so that a person therein may walkabout and push the guard house to any desired position. To render thestructure easily movable, I secure to the bottom of the front platform apair of rollers or casters 29 and to the bottom of the rear platform a'casterSO.

If desired, a top or cover, generally designated 31 may be mounted onthe upper os1- tion by suitable clips or fasteners 32. his top or coveris preferably formed with incllned walls 33 to deflect bulletstherefrom.

.From the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it will be apparent that I have provided a simplyconstructed and practical bullet proof guard house or shelter which maybe shifted in different positions by a 80 person working from theinterior thereof and which provides means whereby shots may be firedover a wide range.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it will be clearly understood that I do not wish to belimited to this construction, but may make such changes are will fallwithin the scope and spirit of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is 1-- 21. A guard house having bullet proof walls formingan inclosure, doors in said walls, rollers supporting the guard house,said guard house being partly open at its bottom whereby it may beshifted about by a person on the interior thereof and means permittingfiring through one of the walls of the guard house.

2. A guard house having a body formed of a plurality of -walls boltedtogether, doors for said guard house, a. platform secured within theguard house ad acent the bottom thereof, a second platform securedwithin the interior may shift the guard house to different positions andmeans whereby shots may be fired through one of the walls of the guardhouse.

' 3. A guard house comprising a body formed of a plurality of verticalwalls bolted together, a cover for said body having inclined walls,means partially covering the bottom of the body, rollers mounted on saidmeans and supporting the guard house, doors for the guard house, one ofthe walls being formed with a port hole and a slidable port hole coverhaving a gun opening therein.

4. In a portable guard house a body formed of a plurality of verticalplates bolted together, bottom platforms within said guard house andleaving the bottom of the house partly open, rollersmounted on saidplatforms and supporting the guard house, one of the lates being formedwith a port hole, .a sli ing port cover formed with a pair oflongitudinal slots, and flanges formed on said last mentioned wall andextending through said slots to hold the port cover 1n position, saidport cover belng formed with a gun opening adapted to be 1nooved into afree registration with the port ole.

5. A guard house having walls forming an inclosure, said guard housebeing partially open at its bottom whereby it may be shifted about by aperson on the interior thereof, and surface engaging means supportingsaid house for movement.

6. A guard house having walls forming an inclosure, rollers supportingthe guard house, the guard house being partly open at its bottom wherebyit may be shifted about 1

